2013–14 Danish Superliga

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SønderjyskE 1-0 Esbjerg fB[2]

The 2013–14 Danish Superliga season was the 24th season of the

Danish football championship
.

Teams

AC Horsens and Silkeborg IF finished the 2012–13 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, and were relegated to the 2013–14 1st Division.

The relegated teams were replaced by 2012–13 1st Division champions Viborg FF and the runners-up FC Vestsjælland.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Danish Superliga 2013–14 teams
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity 2012–13 position
AaB Aalborg
Nordjyske Arena
Natural
13,797 5th
AGF Aarhus
NRGi Park
Natural
20,032 7th
Brøndby IF
Brøndby
Brøndby Stadium
Natural
29,000 9th
Esbjerg fB Esbjerg
Blue Water Arena
Natural
18,000 4th
F.C. Copenhagen Copenhagen Parken
Natural
38,065 1st
FC Midtjylland Herning MCH Arena
Natural
11,800 6th
FC Nordsjælland Farum
Farum Park
Artificial
10,100 2nd
FC Vestsjælland Slagelse
Harboe Arena Slagelse
Natural
10,000 1D, 2nd
OB Odense
TRE-FOR Park
Natural
15,633 10th
Randers FC Randers
AutoC Park Randers
Natural
10,300 3rd
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Haderslev Haderslev Fodboldstadion (until 7 December 2013)
Sydbank Park (from 8 December 2013)
Natural
10,000 8th
Viborg FF Viborg
Energi Viborg Arena
Natural
10,065 1D, 1st

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AaB Denmark Kent Nielsen Denmark Thomas Augustinussen Adidas Spar Nord
AGF Denmark Jesper Fredberg Denmark Steffen Rasmussen Hummel YouSee
Brøndby IF Denmark Thomas Frank Denmark Mikkel Thygesen Hummel UNICEF
Esbjerg fB Denmark Niels Frederiksen Denmark Hans Henrik Andreasen Nike Sydenergi
F.C. Copenhagen Norway Ståle Solbakken Denmark Lars Jacobsen Adidas Carlsberg
FC Midtjylland Denmark Glen Riddersholm
Kristian Bak Nielsen
Wunderelf Nordea
FC Nordsjælland Denmark Kasper Hjulmand Denmark Nicolai Stokholm Diadora City Container
FC Vestsjælland Denmark Ove Pedersen Denmark Lars Pleidrup hummel
Harboes Bryggeri
OB Denmark Troels Bech Denmark Anders Møller Christensen Puma Carlsberg
Randers FC England Colin Todd Denmark Christian Keller Warrior Verdo
SønderjyskE Denmark Lars Søndergaard Denmark Henrik Hansen Diadora Frøs Herreds Sparekasse
Viborg FF Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Denmark Mikkel Rask
Kappa
Peter Larsen Kaffe

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Esbjerg fB Denmark Jess Thorup Signed by Denmark u-21 31 May 2013[3] Denmark Niels Frederiksen 1 June 2013[4] Pre-Season
Brøndby IF Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius Sacked 10 June 2013[5] Denmark Thomas Frank 10 June 2013 Pre-Season
F.C. Copenhagen Belgium Ariël Jacobs Sacked 21 August 2013[6] Norway Ståle Solbakken 21 August 2013 11th
Viborg FF Denmark Ove Christensen Resigned 31 January 2014[7] Lithuania Aurelijus Skarbalius 10 February 2014[8] 9th
AGF Denmark Peter Sørensen Sacked 26 February 2014[9] Denmark Jesper Fredberg 27 February 2014[10] 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AaB (C) 33 18 8 7 60 38 +22 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Copenhagen 33 15 11 7 54 38 +16 56
3 Midtjylland 33 16 7 10 61 38 +23 55 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Brøndby 33 13 13 7 47 38 +9 52 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Esbjerg fB 33 13 9 11 47 38 +9 48 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Nordsjælland 33 13 7 13 38 44 −6 46
7 Randers FC 33 9 14 10 41 45 −4 41
8 OB 33 10 10 13 47 46 +1 40
9 Vestsjælland 33 8 14 11 31 42 −11 38
10
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33 10 8 15 41 53 −12 38
11 AGF (R) 33 9 5 19 38 60 −22 32 Relegation to Danish 1st Division
12 Viborg FF (R) 33 6 10 17 38 63 −25 28
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
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637799998101112121212121212121212121212121212111110101010
AGF115456324655853556886768991010101212121211
Viborg FF46997575434535677991011111011111111121011111112
Source: superliga.dk